Exam 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Harvey is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.His mother severely abused him from the time he was 6 years old.The first of his personalities developed around seven.According to a psychoanalyst, the development of separate personalities served the purpose of ____.

What is the major goal in treating dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

What is a particular concern about using hypnosis with clients who have dissociative disorders?

Amelia's parents were from India and continued to follow the traditions of that country.Her parents had selected her husband for her, and she was to be married in two weeks.One morning, however, Amelia woke up paralyzed, and she had no use of her legs.A thorough medical examination could find nothing physically wrong that would account for Amelia's paralysis.Amelia would most likely be diagnosed with ____.

Donna is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder.She can expect that her therapist will likely help her become aware of her different personalities through the use of psychotherapy and ____.

A psychologist says, "The disorder develops because, in the face of overwhelming stress, the person has the capacity to dissociate and wall off the traumatic experience.This happens when there is no support in the family." The psychologist probably holds a ____ perspective on ____.

Which therapists use education about the relationship between misinterpretations of bodily sensations and selective attention to illness themes to treat patients with illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)?

In a classroom presentation, Kato reports, "Dissociative disorders are nonpsychotic conditions in which people develop physical problems even though there is no physiological cause.They are very rare." What error has Kato made?

The class of drugs that appears to be most effective with patients that have a complex somatic symptom disorder is ____.

"Persistent preoccupation with one's health despite consistent medical evaluations showing no organic problems" is a definition of ____.

Repressed memories that surface after many years, often within the context of therapy, are generally believed to involve ____.

Barbara was in a car accident and experienced neck pain immediately afterward.Doctors say that any injury to her neck healed within two weeks of the accident.Nine months later, Barbara begins to visit her doctor weekly, saying the pain is still unbearable and she needs stronger pain medication.What is a reasonable diagnosis?

What can be said about the authenticity of the well-known case of dissociative identity disorder (DID)involving Sybil?

As Will approached the witness stand, he stopped and clutched his throat.He had to leave the courtroom because he was unable to speak.If he had no other symptoms, his condition might be diagnosed as ____.

Which of the two most influential models of dissociative disorders gives an especially helpful explanation of who develops these disorders?

Angel has been prescribed an SSRI to help her deal with her complex somatic symptom disorder with pain features (pain disorder).The medication is most likely to help Angel with ____.

Caitlyn has been diagnosed with depersonalization disorder.We can guess that she would make which of the following statements?

Jane Doe had total memory loss of her previous life.Even when her parents identified her when she appeared on television, she claimed she could not remember them as her parents.Jane illustrates ____.

The chief difference between complex somatic symptom disorder with somatization features and factitious disorders is whether the condition is ____.

Maria, a Mexican adolescent with a history of sleepwalking, is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder (DID).She was severely abused as a child and, in response, developed three distinct personalities.What aspect of Maria's case is unusual for DID?